Cork-extractor.



M. NEHIVIAN.

CORK EXTRACTOR.

APPmlcATIoN FILED MAR.19.1918.

1 ,29 3, 5 1 6 PzfntedA Feb. 4, 1919.

lNyENToR ATTORNEY parra 1 MICHAEL NEHIVIAN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

CORK-EXTRACTOR.

Application led March 19, 1918.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, MICHAEL NEHMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dektroit, in the county of lVayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cork-Extractors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cork extractors and has for its object to provide a simple and ehicient means for attachment to a cork stopper for bottles for easily removing the same from the mouth o-f a bottle when inerted therein and which can be made and placed upon the market in such quantities and at such small cost as to enable all persons who use cork stoppered bottles to apply one of these attachments to each cork for the use of customers and without expense to them.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cork extractor of the above type with self-containing means for holding it in the stopper when applied thereto and which means is of such simple character that the person using these stoppers may without trouble connect the attachment thereto quickly and without the use of tools other thana pair of pliers.

With the above as the principal objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the extractor in position in a cork stopper and inserted within the mouth of a bottle.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the extractor and stopper as seen from the right of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the extractor similar to Fig. 2 and provided with means connected thereto for more easily withdrawing the stopper from the bottle.

Fig. 4 isa side view of the extractor disconnected from the stopper and shown on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 5 1s a similar view of the extractor in a slightly modified form.

Fig. 6 is an edge view of the modified extractor of Fig. 5 partly in section.

Fig. 7 is a side view of a further modification of the extractor, and- Fig. 8 is an edge view of the further modification.

In the drawings, 10 indicates the cork ex* tractor as a whole and as shown, it com- Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb.. el, 19193.

Serial No. 223,367.

prises a 'blade portion l1 and a finger gripping portion 1:2, the blade portion'being inserted within the body of the cork while the gripping portion extends above the top end thereof to be grasped by the fingers. The extractor in its preferred form is made of a single strip of thin sheet metal such as iron, tin, steel or the like and has one edge of the blade 11 serrated as at 13, the teeth of such edge being preferably of V-shape and sharp pointed to permit of ready penetration by slight pressure through the side of a cork. The blade 11 is furthermore corrugated as at 14 to hold the extractor in engagement with the cork and prevent it being withdrawn therefrom when removing a cork from the mouth of a bottle.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 4 the finger gripping portion extends in a straight line upwardly from the blade in line with the general direction of the blade and is curled or bent upon itself to form an eye or loop 15 at its upper end, said eye or loop being relatively small, but suhficiently large for the ngers to grasp when the cork is to be withdrawn from the bottle. Should, however, difficulty be experienced in withdrawing the cork, a hook, ring or like attachment 16 sufliciently large for the insertion of the finger therein may be attached to the eye 15 as shown in Fig. 3.

A cork extractor such as described is easily attached to a cork by placing the serrated edge 13 of the blade against the side of the cork and pressing the teeth on said edge into the cork until the outer smoothed edge 17 is in the plane of the peripheral surface of the cork. This may be accomplished by pressure of the finger alone or through the assistance of a pair of ordinary pliers or by a pair of special pliers withjaws shaped to partly embrace the cork and bear upon the smooth edge 17 of the extractor blade. The extractor when in place in the cork as clearly shown in Fig. 3 is securely held from endwise withdrawal by the corrugation of the blade and by the teeth of the serrated edge 13. Lateral disengagement of the extractor is prevented when the cork is in use by the mouth of the bottle and when the cork is withdrawn from the bottle the resiliency of the cork against the sides of the blade prevent disengagement of the extractor unless more or less effort is exerted.

In Figs. 5 and 6, a modication of the extractor is shown. In this modification the gripping portion is bent intothe form of a ring 18 sufficiently large for the insertion of a finger, and the end of the bent portion riveted at 19 to the upper part of the blade below the ring. In Figs. 7 and S the gripping portion 12 of the extractor terminates With a semi-circular end 20 through Which is formed a perforation 21 to receive a hook or loop 16 such as is used in Fig. 3.

The simplicity, utility and cheapness of the invention is self evident and an extractor formed as described will be of great use Wherever cork stoppers are used to close bottles. The blade can be easily inserted in the side of the stopperand when in place Will be held securely against any chance of disengagement through the corrugated formation of the blade and the resiliency of the cork. The gripping portion 12 may be made of any length desired or found most convenient, the form illustrated in Figs. 1 to t will be found very acceptable for small corks such as are employed for closing medicine bottles, the eye 15 being sufficiently large in this case to afford a firm grip of the extractor. If desired, this part of the extractor may be made short so that the eye Will be just above the top of the cork, as in dotted lines in Fig. 3 and indicated by the numeral 15a. For large corks, the extractor shown in Figs. 6 and S will be found convenient as the finger can be passed through the ring or hook to Withdraw the cork.

Another advantage to be derived from the use ofthe cork extractor above described is that being embedded within the body of the Copies of this patent may cork and terminating above the lovver end, it does not project from the cork and therefore does not contact with the contents of the bottle. Also by using this cork extractor, smaller corks may be employed as they can be forced into the mouth of the bottle their full length, the projecting extractorserving to remove the cork Whenever this is desired and therefore there is no necessity' for a portion of the cork projecting beyond the bottle. By this means less materiall is required and the expense for corks is reduced.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A cork extractor formed of a strip of sheet metal having a corrugated blade on one end, one edge of said blade being straight and the opposite edge serrated, and adapted to be forced into the side of a cork until its smooth edge lies in the plane of the outer surface ofthe cork, and an enlargement on the opposite end of the extractor for grippingv the same With the fingers.

Q. A cork extractor having a corrugated blade on one end with one smooth edge and one serrated edge, the latter edge adapted to be forced into the side of a cork, and a loop or ring on the opposite end of the extractor by Which the same may be grasped and the cork Withdrawn from the bottle.

In testimony whereof I affix signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MICHAEL N-EI-IMAN.

Witnesses:

CARL SNYDER, WM. SNYDER.

be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

